EP0288266A3 - Discriminator between handwritten and machine-printed characters - Google Patents

Discriminator between handwritten and machine-printed characters Download PDF

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EP0288266A3
EP0288266A3 EP88303558A EP88303558A EP0288266A3 EP 0288266 A3 EP0288266 A3 EP 0288266A3 EP 88303558 A EP88303558 A EP 88303558A EP 88303558 A EP88303558 A EP 88303558A EP 0288266 A3 EP0288266 A3 EP 0288266A3
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handwritten
discriminator
machine
printed characters
characters
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Tetsuo Umeda
Shigenobu Kasuya
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NEC Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/10—Character recognition
    • G06V30/24—Character recognition characterised by the processing or recognition method
    • G06V30/242—Division of the character sequences into groups prior to recognition; Selection of dictionaries
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/10—Character recognition
    • G06V30/24—Character recognition characterised by the processing or recognition method
    • G06V30/242—Division of the character sequences into groups prior to recognition; Selection of dictionaries
    • G06V30/244—Division of the character sequences into groups prior to recognition; Selection of dictionaries using graphical properties, e.g. alphabet type or font
    • G06V30/2455—Discrimination between machine-print, hand-print and cursive writing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Character Input (AREA)
  • Character Discrimination (AREA)
EP88303558A 1987-04-20 1988-04-20 Discriminator between handwritten and machine-printed characters Expired - Lifetime EP0288266B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP95268/87 1987-04-20
JP62095268A JPS63261486A (en) 1987-04-20 1987-04-20 Writing style identifying device

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EP0288266A2 EP0288266A2 (en) 1988-10-26
EP0288266A3 true EP0288266A3 (en) 1990-05-30
EP0288266B1 EP0288266B1 (en) 1993-03-17

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US (1) US4910787A (en)
EP (1) EP0288266B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS63261486A (en)
DE (1) DE3879254T2 (en)

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DE3879254D1 (en) 1993-04-22
EP0288266B1 (en) 1993-03-17
US4910787A (en) 1990-03-20
JPS63261486A (en) 1988-10-28
EP0288266A2 (en) 1988-10-26

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